Optimal conduit size for extracardiac Fontan operation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 690-695

  Alexi Meskishvili, Vladimir ^a   Ovroutski, Stanislav ^a   Ewert, Peter ^a   Dähnert, Ingo ^a   Berger, Felix ^a   Lange, Peter E ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extracardiac Fontan operation; Inferior vena cava

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0033669442     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00593-5     Document Type: Article

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